Simplified Analytical Method for Optimized Initial Shape Analysis of Self-Anchored Suspension Bridges and Its Verification

Table 2

Nodal coordinates and displacements at points on the main cable obtained by G.TCUD, SAM, and ULMs.

Node; number	(m); G.TCUD [8]	(m); G.TCUD [8]	(mm); ULM(G); [8]	(mm); ULM(G); [8]	(mm); SAM	(mm); SAM	(mm); ULM(S)	(mm); ULM(S)	Remarks
1	0.000	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Anchor point
60	41.667	11.943	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3
63	83.333	33.245	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	−0.1	0.4
44	125.000	64.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Tower saddle
68	162.500	37.611	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.4
71	200.000	18.892	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.2
74	237.500	7.716	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
77	275.000	4.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	−0.1	Sag point
80	312.500	7.716	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
83	350.000	18.892	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	−0.1	0.2
86	387.500	37.611	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	−0.1	0.4
51	425.000	64.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Tower saddle
91	466.667	33.245	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.4
94	508.333	11.943	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3
43	550.000	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Anchor point